About the Senior Smart Puzzles Team

Lindy McClean (author, at left) works a a massage therapist in the coastal town of Brookings, Oregon. She has a B.A. in Math from Fresno State University.

James Cloutier (illustrator, center) is a painter, cartoonist and graphic designer with a M.F.A. degree in photography from the University of Oregon. He has written, illustrated and published 11 books.

Niki Harrris (graphic designer, at right) has done graphic art all her life. She has loved working on books and magazines and various freelance projects since 1980, after a B.A. from Harvard.